Q: Is 89,500 a Prime Number?

A: No, 89,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 89,500 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 89500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 179 250 358 500 716 895 1,790 3,580 4,475 8,950 17,900 22,375 44,750 and 89,500, with no remainder.

Since 89,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 89,500, it is not a prime number.

Number	89,498	89,499	89,501	89,502
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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